Physical Training

When you take the APFT, what is the minimum number of points you must score in each event?

60 points

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What FM covers Physical Fitness Training?

FM 21-20

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What are the three phases of physical conditioning?

Preparatory

Conditioning

Maintenance

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About how long is the preparatory phase?

2 weeks

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About how long is the conditioning phase?

The conditioning phase ends when a soldier is physically mission-capable and all personal,strength-related goals and unit-fitness goals have been met.

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What is a MFT?

Master Fitness Trainer. A Master Fitness Trainer (MFT)is a soldier who has completed either the four-week active-component, two week reserve-component, or U.S. Military Academy’s MFT course work. Although called“masters,” MFTs are simply soldiers who know about all aspects of physical fitness training and how soldiers’ bodies function. Most importantly, since MFTs are taught to design individual and unit programs, they should be used by commanders as special staff assistants for this purpose.

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What does FITT stand for?

Frequency,Intensity, Time, and Type (this acronym makes it easy to remember the key factors in the training program)

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What is Da Form 3349?

Physical
profile form

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What is the objective of physical fitness training?

To enhance soldiers’ abilities to meet the physical demands of war.

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What are the three periods of a normal daily exercise routine?

Warm-up

Conditioning

Cool-down

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What are the commands to get a unit from a normal line formation into an extended rectangular formation?

Extend
to the left, march

Arms
downward, move

Left,
Face

Extend
to the left, march

Arms
downward, move

Right,
face

From
front to rear, count off

Even
numbers to the left, uncover

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What AR covers the Army Physical Fitness Program?

AR 350-1Chapter 1 Section 24

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Soldiers 55 years of age or older have the option of taking the 3 event APFT or what?

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